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Dugongidae is a
family in the
order of Sirenia. The
family has one
surviving species, the
dugong (Dugong dugon), one
recently extinct species, Steller's...
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coastal marine waters. The
extant Sirenia comprise two
distinct families:
Dugongidae (the
dugong and the now
extinct Steller's sea cow) and
Trichechidae (manatees...
- manatees. It is the only
living representative of the once-diverse
family Dugongidae; its
closest modern relative, Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas),...
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short tons) and
lengths up to 9 m (30 ft). It was a
member of the
family Dugongidae, of
which the 3 m (9.8 ft) long
dugong (Dugong dugon) is the sole living...
- from the
original (PDF) on 29
August 2006.
Marsh H (1989). "Chapter 57:
Dugongidae" (PDF).
Fauna of Australia. Vol. 1. Canberra:
Australian Government Publications...
- †Arsinoitheriidae
order Sirenia †Prorastomidae †Protosirenidae (
Dugongidae?)
Dugongidae Trichechidae order Proboscidea †Phosphatheriidae (Numidotheriidae...
- Furusawa,
Hitoshi (2004). "A
phylogeny of the
North Pacific Sirenia (
Dugongidae: Hydrodamalinae)
based on a
comparative study of
endocranial casts". Paleontological...
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Marine mammals comprise over 130
living and
recently extinct species in
three taxonomic orders. The
Society for
Marine Mammalogy, an
international scientific...
- creatures. By the time the
Eocene drew to a close, came the
appearance of the
Dugongidae;
sirenians had
acquired their familiar fully aquatic streamlined body...
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Sirenia (sea cows)
Family Trichechidae (manatees),
three species Family Dugongidae (dugongs), one
species Order Carnivora (carnivorans)
Suborder Caniformia...
